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CONSTANT G. DELOYE, OF LENOX, MASSACHUSETTS.

GATE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 516,348, dated March13, 1894. Application filed gcptemher 28, 1893. Serial No. 486,749. (Nomodel.)

T0 at whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CONSTANT G. DELOYE, a citizen of the United States,residing at Lenox, in the county of Berkshire and State ofMassachusetts, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inGates, of which the following is a specification, reference being hadtherein to theaccompanying drawings.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in gatesof that class which are hinged to swing from a horizontal to a verticalposition and capable of being opened or closed by a person on horsebackor in a carriage, or from a distance.

It has for its objects among others to pro- Vide a simple and cheapconstruction, of few parts, and those readily applied to a gate and notliable to get out of order.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will hereinafter appearand the novel features thereof will be specifically defined by theappended claims.

The invention is clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawings,which, with the letters of reference marked thereon, form a part of thisspecification, and in which Figure 1 is a perspective View of myimproved gate in its closed position, showing the means for operatingthe same from a distance. Fig. 1 is a side elevation showing the gateopen. Fig. 2 is arear end view with the gate closed. Fig. 3 is adetail'in side elevation with the gate closed. Fig. at is a detail in plan,showing the hinge plates of the gate. Fig. 5 is a detail of the combinedhingeplate, pulley and weight sometimes employed in connection withmeans for operating the gate from a distance.

Like letters of reference indicate like throughout the several views.

Referring now to the details of the drawings by letter, A designatesuprights held in position in any suitable manner and arranged therequired distance apart, with their upper ends slotted as seen at a toform a guide for and permit of the requiredmovements of the operatinglevers which will soon be described.

B is a bar or arm secured to the upper ends parts of the uprights in anysuitable manner, preferably in the slots thereof, as seen in Fig. 1, andwhile serving to brace the upper ends of the uprights forms means forthe attachment of the links on which the operating levers are pivoted.This arm or bar is arranged at right angles to the length of the gate,that is, parallel with the pivot thereof as seen in Figs. 1 and 2.

O are the operating levers, one upon each side, and at their outer endseach provided with adepending rod or handle 0' which is pivotallyconnected therewith, while between their ends the said levers arepivotally connected with the ends of the bar B by means of the links oranalogous devices 0 which are arranged about one third the length of thelever from its inner end as seen bestin Fig. 1. The inner ends of thelevers pass loosely through the slotsja of the uprights in which theywork freely.

If the gate is to beoperated from a distance I provide some suitablemeans, such for instance as is seenin Fig. 1, in which D is a leverpivoted at d to a fence post or any other suitable support and at itslower end connected by rod, chain or cord, D with a two-armed lever Dpivoted at d on another postD and connected as by rod, cord or chain 02with the adjacent operating lever C so that manipulation of the leverDwill operate the gate. In lieu of the two-armed lever D shown in Fig. 1I may sometimes employ the device shown in Fig. 5, which is designed tobe used in the same position as said lever D being pivoted at e,- andcomprising a substantially semi-circular portion E which may be groovedaround its periphery to receive a chain or cord, and extended in onedirection to form a lug or projection e which is provided with a hole eto receive one end of the chain or cord (1 and in the opposite directionand weighted as seen at 6 so as to return the parts to their normalposition and to keep the chain or cord taut.

F is the gate which may be of any desired form of construction, the rearend post or upright F of which is arranged between the uprights A asseen in Figs. 1 and 2 and is pivotally mounted thereinfor instance byhaving the lateral portions f at its lower end provided with pintleswhich are supported in the uprights as seen best in Fig. 2. Suitablebraces may be employed where desired or necessary to give the requiredstrength; I have shown one, f, in Fig. 3.

Projecting inwardly from one of the uprights A is a pin G as seen bestin Fi s. 2 and 4, and upon this pin is loosely mounted one end of thejointed arm G which is provided with a rule joint 9 near its center andits other end pivotally connected with the gate as at g. The forwardportion of the arm G has attached thereto a weight H which extendsthrough to the opposite side of the gate and has attached thereto theshort arm H one end of which is pivotally connected to the gate as at h,on the same pivot on which the forward end of the arm G is pivoted. Therail of the gate below the weight is cut away as at t' to provide forthe working of the weight and the adjacent vertical bar I of the gate iscut away as at i for the same purpose.

J is a rod or link or cord connecting the inner end of one of theoperating levers O with the arm G forward of its joint, and J is a link,rod or cord connecting the inner end of the other lever O with the shortarm H as shown.

Upon the side of the gate adjacent to the short arm 11 there is provideda guard arm K one end of which is attached to the gate forward of theconnection of the said short arm and extended to the rear a sufficientdistance beyond the inner end of said arm to guard and protect said armand prevent the cattle from getting their horns under said arm andthereby raising the gate. Upon the opposite side of the gate there isarranged another guard arm L for the arm G; this consists of an armprovided with a rule joint Z which is constructed to break downwardwhile that of the arm G is arranged to break in the opposite direction.Both the arm G and the guard arm L are provided with offsets or bends mas seen best in Fig. 4 to throw them into the proper plane.

With the parts constructed and arranged substantially as above set forththe operation is as follows: When the gate isin its horizontal positionas seen in Figs. 1 and 3 the same is locked by reason of the rulejointsin the arms G and L and the gate cannot be opened by direct upwardpressure thereon, nor can the rule joint of the arm G be broken by thecattle on account of the guard arms which are so located with relationto the arm G and the short arm H asto preventtampering therewith. Toopen the gate it is only necessary to give a sudden pull upon either ofthe handles O or press downward upon the lever D, as the case may be,when the arm G will break upward and the gate will be thrown into theposition in which it is shown in Fig. l, in which position it will befirmly held until it is desired to close the same when a like downwardmovement on either handle, will throw the gate into its horizontalposition where it will be automatically locked in the manner above setforth.

Modifications in detail may be resorted to without departing from thespirit of the invention or sacrificing any of its advantages; the leverD and bell-crank lever D are preferably arranged within housings orbetween posts, or in a slot in the post in which the lever is pivoted,as seen in Fig. 1, so as to be out of the way of the cattle so theycannot raise the gate by getting their horns under the levers.

It is sometimes desirable to be able to open the gate without operatingthe levers or arms by the handles; for instance a person on foot maywish to open the gate; for this purpose I provide a hand latch or knob Opivoted at 0 on the gate and having one end extended beyond the pivotand connected by wire or cord 0 with one arm of a bell-crank lever Ppivoted at p and its other end connected by short wire or rod P with thearm G as shown in Fig. 3 so that manipulation of the latch or knob willbreak the jointed arm in the same manner as pulling upon the handleswill do andthus the gate can be opened. The latch O and lever P arepreferably confined within recesses in the gate so as to be out of theway.

Other changes in the details of construction may be made and still bewithin the scope of the invention.

What I claim as new is- 1. The combination with an upright and a gatemounted thereon to turn from a horizontal to a vertical position, ofajointed arm pivotally connected with the gate and upright and anoperating lever connected with the jointed arm forward of its joint, asset forth.

2. The combination with an upright and a gate mounted thereon to turnfrom a horizontal to a vertical position, of a jointed arm pivotallyconnected with the gate and upright and means for operating the gate anda guard arm on the gate for preventing lifting of the jointed arm, asset forth.

3. The combination with an upright and a gate mounted thereon to turnfrom a horizontal to a vertical position, of a jointed arm pivotallyconnected with the gate and upright and a jointed guard arm, as setforth.

4. The combination with an upright and a gate mounted thereon to turnfrom a horizontal to a vertical position, of a jointed arm pivotallyconnected with the gate and upright and a jointed guard arm with itsjoint arranged to open opposite to that of the pivoted arm, as setforth.

5. The combination with a gate mounted to turn from a horizontal to avertical position, of a jointed arm pivotally connected therewith, ashort arm pivoted on the gate andaweight connected with and moving withsaid arm, as set forth.

6. The combination with a gate pivotally mounted at its lower rearcorner to turn from a horizontal to a vertical position and vice versa,of a jointed arm pivoted at one end on the gate and having an offsetnear its other end and a jointed guard arm on the gate and having anofiset parallel with the offset of the first mentioned arm, as setforth. 10

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

\ CONSTANT G. DELOYE.

Witnesses:

THOMAS PosT, LoUIs H. REGNIER.

